Puppy Weim needs to gain lbs.

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My mom feeds me Eukanueba, cottage cheese and a little bit of blue buffalo dog food and I still won't eat very much food, I am not food motivated and will piece here and there. The vet says that I am too skinny for a pup my age! I need to bulk up a little bit. Anyone have any suggestions?

Dar,
eukanuba is not good food,
blue buffalo is much better,
I don't feed neither one,
as you can see on my picture, thats what we feed...we do the rotatiional diet so we don't get bored with our food. whatever we have for breakfast is never the same for dinner.
I suggest you adding canned food to your pups dry kibble, like
Evangers 100% meats, or hand packed like the chicken wings.
Fromm, shredded duck
just a thought!

My Mommy and Daddy gave me Nutrical when I was a puppy. It is a paste that they put in my food. Mommy said it was a supplement to make sure I got all my nutrients. She also soaked my food in warm water to make it easier for me to eat it cause I did not like food that was too crunchy. Mommy buyed all this at PetSmart. Daddy also mixes canned food (Beneful) with our dog food sometimes cause my brother Strider is picky.

Mom says weim puppies are often small esp if they are growing. Ask your vet if you are underweight. You want to balance a healthy diet without getting fat like my big brother Riley. Then you have to have diet dog food (and it is bad for your joints)

Everybody has a favorite dog food & it's difficult to find anyone that agrees on what is healthy for a dog. There are disadvantages to all foods, including premiums foods & less expensive ones. The important thing is that your dog is healthy & enjoys his food.
Weims are very active, so they need a food high in carbs & protein (just not too high). You could try dietary supplements like Dyne, mixing canned food w/ dry food, cutting back the amount of exercise he gets, neuter him if he's not already (it can help w/ weight gain), having him tested for any medical conditions (like Addison's), or switching foods until you find one he loves. But the truth is, there are just some weims that are taller & leaner looking than others & that have higher metablolisms. Two of my weims are broad chested & of average height & one is tall & lean (though he's gained over 15 lbs in the past couple of months).

i feed my vizsla and weim iams large breed and they love it, my friend has a pointer and thats what he feeds her nd she loves it to

my vet recommends it over science diet as it has real chick no mixes chick pieces as the primary ingredient

being in college means i cant afford the most expensive food but the iams is wonderful

the most important thing to remember is that you need to get a dog food specifically formulated for a large breed dog - that way your nutrients, fiber, etc., will all be there in the correct percentages, especially important when they are pups so their bones grow nice and strong, but not unnaturally large which can happen if you feed them puppy food for regular or small dogs, thats the main thing to keep in mind

other than that, just know that switching food for weims is not easy and they will have serious diahrea (sorry i cant spell that) for a few days unless you slowly blend one food in and phase the other out